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A new clinical study underway at Roswell Park Cancer Institute is the first to test the combination of the immunotherapy pembrolizumab with two other drugs as treatment for recurrent epithelial ovarian cancer, and is also the first ovarian cancer... 28-Nov-2016 12:05 PM ESTAdd to Favorites

Currently, human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination rates remain low across the U.S., with fewer than 40% of girls and just over 21% of boys receiving the recommended vaccine series. Research from Roswell Park Cancer Institute has identified barriers... 12-Oct-2016 1:05 PM EDTAdd to Favorites

African-American and Hispanic men in the United States are less likely to receive therapy for prostate cancer compared to Caucasian men — even when they have more aggressive disease, according to new research from Roswell Park Cancer Institute and... 7-Oct-2016 4:05 PM EDTAdd to Favorites

BUFFALO, N.Y. — What are the factors that add up to the best outcomes for patients who have surgery to treat cancer? Looking for a better way to measure quality of care and share best practices in surgical oncology, a team from Roswell Park Cancer... 4-Oct-2016 12:05 PM EDTAdd to Favorites

A new study led by Anurag Singh, MD, of Roswell Park Cancer Institute and presented at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) 2016 Annual Meeting suggests that a single high-intensity SBRT dose can be as effective as three slightly... 27-Sep-2016 10:05 AM EDTAdd to Favorites

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Roswell Park Cancer Institute scientists report that several flavorings added to electronic cigarettes impact the toxicity of the devices and that, among the tested flavors, strawberry was the most toxic. The researchers also... 19-Sep-2016 1:05 PM EDTAdd to Favorites

New insights on age-related diseases may hold the key to both delaying aging and, in the process, reducing the occurrence of diseases including cancer. These findings have been reported by a team from Roswell Park Cancer Institute and Everon... 1-Aug-2016 3:05 PM EDTAdd to Favorites

Clinical trials are the frontier for targeted cancer drugs. Roswell Park Cancer Institute recently opened one of only a few clinical research centers in the U.S. focused exclusively on cancer. The Clinical Research Center, under the direction of...4-Apr-2008 1:00 PM EDT

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The mission of Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) is to understand, prevent and cure cancer. RPCI, founded in 1898, was one of the first cancer centers in the country to be named a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center and remains the only facility with this designation in Upstate New York. The Institute is a member of the prestigious National Comprehensive Cancer Network, an alliance of the nation’s leading cancer centers; maintains affiliate sites; and is a partner in national and international collaborative programs. For more information call 1-877-ASK-RPCI (1-877-275-7724) or email askrpci@roswellpark.org.